Author Archives: Meg

Adultish

Posted on November 12, 2013 by Meg

Boss: Tomorrow a high schooler is coming to shadow you for a careers project. Me: Hahahaha, I’m an adult role model with a respectable career! Hahahaha!

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Betrothed To Mr. Darcy

Posted on November 7, 2013 by Meg

Are you tired of posts about Pride and Prejudice spinoffs? Just kidding, no one could ever get tired of Elizabeth Bennett and Mr. Darcy! Violet Bedford’s novella Betrothed to Mr. Darcy picks up right where Pride and Prejudice left off, … Continue reading →

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Constantly Improving

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Meg

I have a new piece up on Hardcore Droid about game reviewing, and getting into game reviewing! Feels strange to be offering career advice to readers, even if I did get to talk about QuestLord and Ira Glass. The best … Continue reading →

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What To Do With A Degree In Classics

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Meg

One of my game dev students named the object for her Hero Marcus Junius Brutus and the object for her Enemy Gaius Julius Caesar. While I usually encourage my students to stick to the naming conventions, to avoid 10,000 files … Continue reading →

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Casual Droid

Posted on November 3, 2013 by Meg

“Aah, Android! It did a thing! Is it broken?” –One of my coworkers, trying to look at a photo on my phone.

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“Alice In Tumblr-Land”

Posted on October 29, 2013 by Meg

Tim Manley’s Alice in Tumblr-land: And Other Fairy Tales for a New Generation tells the stories of fairy tale princesses and heroes, as twenty-somethings navigating relationships, friends, sex, careers and social media. The Tortoise and the Hare Facebook-stalk each other … Continue reading →

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Geek Girl Con Adventures

Posted on October 28, 2013 by Meg

Short recap:  Geek Girl Con was an amazing group of female game developers, science fiction writers, and comic artists, all running into each other to say “I love your dress / hair / blog!” So great. Long recap:  I spoke … Continue reading →

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Times I Wear Yoga Pants

Posted on October 27, 2013 by Meg

Either I’m exercising at yoga or pilates class, stretching, pushing myself, striving to be healthier, basically being as active as I ever am. or I’m lying on my bed, reading a book, basically moving as little as humanly possible. Same … Continue reading →

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Monorail Espresso | You Gotta Eat This!

Posted on October 25, 2013 by Meg

While I was in Seattle for Geek Girl Con, I finally went to Monorail Espresso, instead of just running past it on my way to the convention center. It was amazing, even in a city with great coffee everywhere, and … Continue reading →

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Women In Videogames

Posted on October 19, 2013 by Meg

At Geek Girl Con, talking about women in game development with Carly Kocurek, who was an amazing rock star.

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